Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM vs LG GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:2 MB
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:0.128 MB
Compatible operating systems
- GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM:Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE
- GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black:Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2K, XP

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Comparison of GO-B5232A, GCR-8526B
27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GO-B5232A optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Model GO-B5232A View product	B LG GCR-8526B optical disc drive Internal Black Model GCR-8526B View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	EIDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.128 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	52x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	52x	52x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-TEXT, Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-UDF	Mixed Mode(Audio and Data Combined), CD-Plus/CD-Extra, Mode 2 form 1 & form 2, Mode1(basic format), CD-DA CD-XA Ready CD-RW Photo-CD (Multi-Session), CD-I Ready
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	145 x 170 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 400MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98SE	Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2K, XP
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	7.8 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	8.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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